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Best Short History Podcast: Witness History First-person perspectives make each episode unique. The topics range in tone from heavy to lighthearted. Topics covered range from life under Gaddafi to the invention of Instant Noodles. More than 3,000 episodes are available for free on the BBC website. Become a better citizen by listening to history experts discuss the early days of the American experiment. There are several platforms you could listen to these hour-long episodes on, including Audible and Pandora....

you’re able to alsosend birthday e-cards on Facebook. DaySpring Clean, classic design. Super easy to use. Chris Gilleard / Getty Images Inspire your favorite people with scripture and Christian birthday greetings from DaySpring. This small but impressive collection of birthday e-cards is perfect for sending birthday wishes to a parent or friend. JibJab Excellent selection of humor. Birthdays should be fun. If they aren’t, it might be because the hilarious, splendid JibJab greeting is missing....

TIMEFLIK Watch Face Lots of unique watch faces. Lists popular and new options. Sometimes slow and unresponsive. Samsung Not everything is free to use. Doesn’t work on all watches. A new watch face can make your Wear OS smartwatch feel brand new. TIMEFLIK has tons of options to pick from. I especially like the categories that list popular and newly added watch faces. Google Keep View the same notes on your phone....

This list offers suggestions for pre-K, elementary, middle, and high school students. Best for Finding Topics by Grade Level: Funbrain Offers fun ways to problem-solve. Is gated by grade level. Willie B. Thomas/Getty Images It’s a little tricky to find certain subjects sometimes. Best for History and Art Fans: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Extremely easy to navigate. Turns art history into fun, simple lessons. Epic Creations Inc. Multiple ways to engage kids of all ages....

Take Control of Your Cookies: Cookie AutoDelete Good allowed and deny list options. Deleting cookies from containers may be confusing. Cookie AutoDelete also supports container tabs in Firefox 53 and up. Sometimes redirects to archived over live version. Grab Online Videos for Offline Viewing: Video DownloadHelper Straightforward user interface and functionality. Multiple video formats offered. Sometimes doesn’t recognize HD availability. More software may be required for all features. Block Invisible Web Trackers: Privacy Badger Blocks trackers without breaking most sites....

They help you improve your golf game by providing data-driven metrics for every stroke. Here are a few of our favorites. Pay attention to the scorecard and stats-tracking features on each app. GolfShot Some have more in-depth functionality in these categories than others. Golfshot: Golf GPS Range Finder Massive international database of courses. Quickly drains battery life. Hole19 Unreliable syncing between iPhone and Apple Watch. Golfshot has some top-of-the-line features but sets itself apart with best-in-class stats tracking and graphing....

Jodie Foster portrays Dr. Ellie Arroway, who finds evidence of intelligent life in the stars. Not everything goes to plan for Arroway, but the resulting film is still a thought-provoking wonder. The baddies include Brooks himself as the president and Rick Moranis as the Darth Vader parody character Dark Helmet. NASA / Unsplash Acclaimed for both its technical and storytelling finesse,Apollo 13is one of Howard’s finest movies. Muppets from Spaceputs the spotlight on Gonzo, who has no knowledge of what species he is....

As far as advanced options go, Eraser wins the file shredder competition hands down. It lets you schedule file shredding with all the precision you’d expect with any scheduling tool. Development has been discontinued, so this is the final version. Hup / Getty Images WipeFile downloads in the7Zformat; you could use7-Zipto open it. Freeraser Freeraser is incredibly easy to use. I’ve used Freeraser in Windows 11 and Windows 10, but it also works with older versions....

Best Open-Source Option: FreeCAD Well-supported open source platform. Well-optimized for 3D work. Clunky to work with. Yagi Studio/Getty Images 2D features aren’t great. Best for Students and Teachers: AutoCAD Student Version Part of the Autodesk family of modeling applications. AutoCAD is an industry standard. Watermarking on the free software editions. More complex than others; not newcomer-friendly. Best Alternative to AutoCAD: LibreCAD Free and open source. Excels at 2D work. Not as strong for 3D work....

Quick, do you know where your money goes? If you hit links we provide, we may receive compensation. The app isnt a one-stop-shop for finances; its only function is budgeting. That means no more surprises at the end of each month. Of course, its easy to change your budget any time your income or needs shift. Budgeting isnt a once-and-done activity. Investing only spare change may not be adequate to meet your financial goals....

Even though these are free apps, be careful! Most Secure: WhatsApp WhatsApp Free voice and video calls. Group calling available (up to 32 people). mrhighsky/Getty Frequent use could cause data overage. Encryption only if both parties have the right version of app. The app also supports group calls. WhatsApp WhatsApp includes end-to-end encryption that applies to all messages and calls using the app. However, if youre chatting with someone who has an older version, none of your communications are encrypted....

Some intrusion detection systems even take action against threats, blocking a suspicious user or source IP address. These variants are called intrusionpreventionsystems (IPS). Here’s a look at five excellent free IDS technologies to consider implementing for your web connection. Linux Screenshots They compare your internet data to known threats and flag suspicious activity. Zeek works with Unix, Linux, Free BSD, and Mac. Suricata Suricatais an open-source package that’s been called “Snort on steroids....

I reviewed numerous malware cleanup programs to create this list of the best for Windows and Mac computers. Best Overall: Malwarebytes Great independent testing scores. Available for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. CHUYN / Getty Images Includes few extra features. Malwarebytes is a comprehensive security tool designed to shore up your traditional antivirus program. Once Malwarebytes has identified an issue, it can clean up and remove the malicious code. Gen Digital Inc....